An Illustration of War: US vs. North Korea Capabilities

Defense Budgets in 2012

The United States defense budget blows North Korea's budget out of the water.

North Korea

- Defense Budget: $7 Billion [2]

United States

- Defense Budget: $689.6 Billion [1]

Numerical Comparison

North Korea

- N. Korea Population is 24,451,285 with 12,933,972 in Available Manpower[2]
- 10,066,704 = Fit For Service[2]
- That means...
- 77.8% Available to Serve[2]
- Of those available to serve... they have 8,200,000 in front line reserves.[2]
- ~34% of the total North Korean population are waiting in front line reserves!
- Win: More Available Manpower
- While they may win in the sheer numbers game, it's known that North Koreans are typically shorter and smaller than Americans. They're also smaller than their South Korean counterparts, even though they're from the same geographical area.

Land Systems

Total Available Systems: 81,680

- Verified information is scarce on the engine specifications of North Korea's most used tanks, but the following are a few examples of land systems currently in use:
- Main Battle Tanks:
- - Pokpung-ho
- - Chonma-ho
- - A mixture of variants with Russian designs: T-55, T-59, T-62, T-76, T-82, T-85

Naval Power

North Korea's strongest force by the numbers is on the ground, with over 81k available systems.

United States

Manpower

- United States Population is 313,847, 465 with 145,212,012 in Available Manpower
- 120,002,084 = Fit For Service
- 82.6% Available to Serve
- Of those available to serve... they have 8,200,000 in front line reserves.

Land Systems

- Total Available Systems: 173,826
- Win: That's over twice as many as N. Korea!
- The current tank of choice is the M1 Abrams, with versions and moderations. In general, it contains: [7]
- - Multifuel Gas Turbine
- - 6 Speed
- - Top Speed of 45 MPH
- - High Power Density 330 cc Rotary Engine